Bill Text: FL S1844 | 2011 | Regular Session | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Career and Professional Academies

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [S1844 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-S1844-Comm_Sub.html
       Florida Senate - 2011                             CS for SB 1844
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12; and Senator Gaetz
       
       
       
       
       581-02913-11                                          20111844c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to career and professional academies;
    3         amending s. 1003.491, F.S.; revising provisions
    4         relating to the Florida Career and Professional
    5         Education Act; replacing references to local workforce
    6         boards with regional workforce boards; requiring that
    7         economic development agencies collaborate with each
    8         district school board, regional workforce boards, and
    9         postsecondary institutions to develop a strategic 5
   10         year plan that addresses local and regional workforce
   11         demands; requiring that the strategic plan include
   12         access to courses offered through virtual education
   13         providers and a review of career and professional
   14         academy courses; requiring that the strategic plan be
   15         reviewed, updated, and jointly approved; amending s.
   16         1003.492, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
   17         industry-certified career education programs to
   18         conform to changes made by the act; requiring that
   19         rules adopted by the State Board of Education include
   20         an approval process for determining the funding
   21         weights of industry certifications; requiring that the
   22         performance factors for students participating in
   23         industry-certified career education programs include
   24         awards of postsecondary credit and state scholarships;
   25         amending s. 1003.493, F.S.; revising provisions
   26         relating to career and professional academies to
   27         conform to changes made by the act; requiring that
   28         career and professional academies discontinue
   29         enrollment of students for the following year if the
   30         passage rate on the industry certification exam falls
   31         below 50 percent; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising
   32         provisions relating to the calculation of additional
   33         full-time equivalent membership based on certification
   34         of successful completion of industry-certified career
   35         and professional academy programs; requiring that the
   36         value of full-time equivalent membership be determined
   37         by weights adopted by the State Board of Education;
   38         amending s. 1012.39, F.S.; requiring that each
   39         district school board establish qualifications for
   40         nondegreed teachers of career and technical education
   41         courses for program clusters recognized in the state;
   42         authorizing district school boards to establish
   43         alternative qualifications for certain teachers;
   44         creating s. 1003.4935, F.S.; requiring that each
   45         district school board, in collaboration with regional
   46         workforce boards, economic development agencies, and
   47         state-approved postsecondary institutions, include a
   48         component in the strategic 5-year plan to implement a
   49         career and professional academy in at least one middle
   50         school in each district; providing requirements for
   51         the middle school career and professional academies;
   52         requiring that the Department of Education collect and
   53         report student achievement data for middle school
   54         career academy students; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.;
   55         conforming provisions relating to the designation of
   56         school grades to changes made by the act; providing an
   57         effective date.
   58  
   59  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   60  
   61         Section 1. Subsections (2), (3), and (5) of section
   62  1003.491, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   63         1003.491 Florida Career and Professional Education Act.—The
   64  Florida Career and Professional Education Act is created to
   65  provide a statewide planning partnership between the business
   66  and education communities in order to attract, expand, and
   67  retain targeted, high-value industry and to sustain a strong,
   68  knowledge-based economy.
   69         (2) Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, Each district
   70  school board shall develop, in collaboration with regional local
   71  workforce boards, economic development agencies, and
   72  postsecondary institutions approved to operate in the state, a
   73  strategic 5-year plan to address and meet local and regional
   74  workforce demands. If involvement of a the regional local
   75  workforce board or an economic development agency in the
   76  strategic plan development is not feasible, the local school
   77  board, with the approval of the Agency for Workforce Innovation,
   78  shall collaborate with the most appropriate regional local
   79  business leadership board. Two or more school districts may
   80  collaborate in the development of the strategic plan and offer a
   81  career and professional academy as a joint venture. The
   82  strategic plan Such plans must describe in detail provisions for
   83  the efficient transportation of students, the maximum use of
   84  shared resources, and access to courses aligned to state
   85  curriculum standards through virtual education providers, and an
   86  objective review of career and professional academy courses to
   87  determine if the courses will lead to the attainment of industry
   88  certifications included on the Industry Certified Funding List
   89  pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of Education the
   90  Florida Virtual School when appropriate. Each strategic plan
   91  shall be reviewed, updated, and jointly approved every 5 years
   92  by the local school district, regional workforce boards,
   93  economic development agencies, and state-approved postsecondary
   94  institutions completed no later than June 30, 2008, and shall
   95  include provisions to have in place at least one operational
   96  career and professional academy, pursuant to s. 1003.492, no
   97  later than the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year.
   98         (3) The strategic 5-year plan developed jointly between the
   99  local school district, regional local workforce boards, economic
  100  development agencies, and state-approved postsecondary
  101  institutions shall be constructed and based on:
  102         (a) Research conducted to objectively determine local and
  103  regional workforce needs for the ensuing 5 years, using labor
  104  projections of the United States Department of Labor and the
  105  Agency for Workforce Innovation;
  106         (b) Strategies to develop and implement career academies
  107  based on those careers determined to be in high demand;
  108         (c) Maximum use of private sector facilities and personnel;
  109         (d) Strategies that ensure instruction by industry
  110  certified faculty and standards and strategies to maintain
  111  current industry credentials and for recruiting and retaining
  112  faculty to meet those standards;
  113         (e) Alignment of to requirements for middle school career
  114  exploration, middle and high school career and professional
  115  academies leading to industry certification, and high school
  116  graduation requirements redesign;
  117         (f) Provisions to ensure that courses offered through
  118  career and professional academies are academically rigorous,
  119  meet or exceed appropriate state-adopted subject area standards,
  120  result in attainment of industry certification, and, when
  121  appropriate, result in postsecondary credit;
  122         (g)Strategies to improve the passage rate for industry
  123  certification exams that fall below 50 percent;
  124         (h)(g) Establishment of student eligibility criteria in
  125  career and professional academies which include opportunities
  126  for students who have been unsuccessful in traditional
  127  classrooms but who show aptitude to participate in academies.
  128  School boards shall address the analysis of eighth grade student
  129  achievement data to provide opportunities for students who may
  130  be deemed as potential dropouts to participate in career and
  131  professional academies;
  132         (i)(h) Strategies to provide sufficient space within
  133  academies to meet workforce needs and to provide access to all
  134  interested and qualified students;
  135         (j)(i) Strategies to implement engage Department of
  136  Juvenile Justice students in career and professional academy
  137  training that leads to industry certification in Department of
  138  Juvenile Justice facilities;
  139         (k)(j) Opportunities for high school students to earn
  140  weighted or dual enrollment credit for higher-level career and
  141  technical courses;
  142         (l)(k) Promotion of the benefits of the Gold Seal Bright
  143  Futures Scholarship;
  144         (m)(l) Strategies to ensure the review of district pupil
  145  progression plans and to amend such plans to include career and
  146  professional courses and to include courses that may qualify as
  147  substitute courses for core graduation requirements and those
  148  that may be counted as elective courses; and
  149         (n)(m) Strategies to provide professional development for
  150  secondary guidance counselors on the benefits of career and
  151  professional academies.
  152         (5) The submission and review of newly proposed core
  153  courses shall be conducted electronically, and each proposed
  154  core course shall be approved or denied within 60 days. All
  155  courses approved as core courses for purposes of middle school
  156  promotion and high school graduation purposes shall be
  157  immediately added to the Course Code Directory. Approved core
  158  courses shall also be reviewed and considered for approval for
  159  dual enrollment credit. The Board of Governors and the
  160  Commissioner of Education shall jointly recommend an annual
  161  deadline for approval of new core courses to be included for
  162  purposes of postsecondary admissions and dual enrollment credit
  163  the following academic year. The State Board of Education shall
  164  establish an appeals process in the event that a proposed course
  165  is denied which shall require a consensus ruling by the Agency
  166  for Workforce Innovation and the Commissioner of Education
  167  within 15 days. The curriculum review committee must be
  168  established and operational no later than September 1, 2007.
  169         Section 2. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 1003.492,
  170  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  171         1003.492 Industry-certified career education programs.—
  172         (2) The State Board of Education shall use the expertise of
  173  Workforce Florida, Inc., and Enterprise Florida, Inc., to
  174  develop and adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54
  175  for implementing an industry certification process. These rules
  176  shall include an approval process for determining the funding
  177  weights of industry certifications based on the rigor of the
  178  certification and the value of the certification to Florida
  179  businesses and industry. Industry certification shall be defined
  180  by the Agency for Workforce Innovation, based upon the highest
  181  available national standards for specific industry
  182  certification, to ensure student skill proficiency and to
  183  address emerging labor market and industry trends. A regional
  184  workforce board or a career and professional academy may apply
  185  to Workforce Florida, Inc., to request additions to the approved
  186  list of industry certifications based on high-demand job
  187  requirements in the regional economy. The list of industry
  188  certifications approved by Workforce Florida, Inc., and the
  189  Department of Education shall be published and updated annually
  190  by a date certain, to be included in the adopted rule.
  191         (3) The Department of Education shall collect student
  192  achievement and performance data in industry-certified career
  193  education programs and shall work with Workforce Florida, Inc.,
  194  and Enterprise Florida, Inc., in the analysis of collected data.
  195  The data collection and analyses shall examine the performance
  196  of participating students over time. Performance factors shall
  197  include, but not be limited to, graduation rates, retention
  198  rates, awards of postsecondary credit and state scholarships
  199  under chapter 1009 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship awards,
  200  additional educational attainment, employment records, earnings,
  201  industry certification, and employer satisfaction. The
  202  performance results and analyses of this study shall be
  203  submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
  204  House of Representatives annually by December 31.
  205         Section 3. Subsections (2), (4), (5), and (6) of section
  206  1003.493, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  207         1003.493 Career and professional academies.—
  208         (2) The goals of a career and professional academy are to:
  209         (a) Increase student academic achievement and graduation
  210  rates through integrated academic and career curricula.
  211         (b) Prepare graduating high school students to make
  212  appropriate choices relative to employment and future
  213  educational experiences.
  214         (c) Focus on career preparation through rigorous academics
  215  and industry certification.
  216         (d) Raise student aspiration and commitment to academic
  217  achievement and work ethics through relevant coursework.
  218         (e) Support graduation requirements pursuant to s. 1003.428
  219  by providing creative, applied major areas of interest.
  220         (e)(f) Promote acceleration mechanisms, such as dual
  221  enrollment, articulated credit, or occupational completion
  222  points, so that students may earn postsecondary credit while in
  223  high school.
  224         (f)(g) Support the state’s economy by meeting industry
  225  needs for skilled employees in high-demand occupations.
  226         (4) Each career and professional academy must:
  227         (a) Provide a rigorous standards-based academic curriculum
  228  integrated with a career curriculum. The curriculum must take
  229  into consideration multiple styles of student learning; promote
  230  learning by doing through application and adaptation; maximize
  231  relevance of the subject matter; enhance each student’s capacity
  232  to excel; and include an emphasis on work habits and work
  233  ethics.
  234         (b) Include one or more partnerships with postsecondary
  235  institutions, businesses, industry, employers, economic
  236  development organizations, or other appropriate partners from
  237  the local community. Such partnerships shall be delineated in
  238  articulation agreements to provide for career-based courses that
  239  earn postsecondary credit. Such agreements may include
  240  articulation between the academy and public or private 2-year
  241  and 4-year postsecondary institutions and technical centers. The
  242  Department of Education, in consultation with the Board of
  243  Governors, shall establish a mechanism to ensure articulation
  244  and transfer of credits to postsecondary institutions in this
  245  state. Such partnerships must provide opportunities for:
  246         1. Instruction from highly skilled professionals who
  247  possess industry-certification credentials for courses they are
  248  teaching.
  249         2. Internships, externships, and on-the-job training.
  250         3. A postsecondary degree, diploma, or certificate.
  251         4. The highest available level of industry certification.
  252         5. Maximum articulation of credits pursuant to s. 1007.23
  253  upon program completion.
  254         (c) Provide shared, maximum use of private sector
  255  facilities and personnel.
  256         (d) Provide personalized student advisement, including a
  257  parent-participation component, and coordination with middle
  258  schools to promote and support career exploration and education
  259  planning as required under s. 1003.4156. Coordination with
  260  middle schools must provide information to middle school
  261  students about secondary and postsecondary career education
  262  programs and academies.
  263         (e) Promote and provide opportunities for career and
  264  professional academy students to attain, at minimum, the Florida
  265  Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award pursuant to s. 1009.536.
  266         (f) Provide instruction in careers designated as high
  267  growth, high demand, and high pay by the regional local
  268  workforce development board, the chamber of commerce, economic
  269  development agencies, or the Agency for Workforce Innovation.
  270         (g) Deliver academic content through instruction relevant
  271  to the career, including intensive reading and mathematics
  272  intervention required by s. 1003.428, with an emphasis on
  273  strengthening reading for information skills.
  274         (h) Offer applied courses that combine academic content
  275  with technical skills.
  276         (i) Provide instruction resulting in competency,
  277  certification, or credentials in workplace skills, including,
  278  but not limited to, communication skills, interpersonal skills,
  279  decisionmaking skills, the importance of attendance and
  280  timeliness in the work environment, and work ethics.
  281         (j) Provide opportunities for students to obtain the
  282  Florida Ready to Work Certification pursuant to s. 1004.99.
  283         (k) Include an evaluation plan developed jointly with the
  284  Department of Education and the local workforce board. The
  285  evaluation plan must include an assessment tool based on
  286  national industry standards, such as the Career Academy National
  287  Standards of Practice, and outcome measures, including, but not
  288  limited to, achievement of national industry certifications
  289  identified in the Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant
  290  to rules adopted by the State Board of Education, graduation
  291  rates, enrollment in postsecondary education, business and
  292  industry satisfaction, employment and earnings, awards of
  293  postsecondary credit and scholarships, and student achievement
  294  levels and learning gains on statewide assessments administered
  295  under s. 1008.22(3)(c). The Department of Education shall use
  296  Workforce Florida, Inc., and Enterprise Florida, Inc., in
  297  identifying industry experts to participate in developing and
  298  implementing such assessments.
  299         (j)(l) Include a plan to sustain career and professional
  300  academies.
  301         (k)(m) Redirect appropriated career funding to career and
  302  professional academies.
  303         (5) All career courses offered in a career and professional
  304  academy must lead to industry certification or college credit
  305  linked directly to the career theme of the course. If the
  306  passage rate on the industry certification exam that is
  307  associated with the career and professional academy falls below
  308  50 percent, the academy must discontinue enrollment of students
  309  the following school year. At least 50 percent of students
  310  enrolled in a career course must achieve industry certifications
  311  or college credits during the second year the course is offered
  312  in order for the course to be offered a third year. At least 66
  313  percent of students enrolled in such a course must achieve
  314  industry certifications or college credits during the third year
  315  the course is offered in order for it to be offered a fourth
  316  year and thereafter.
  317         (6) Workforce Florida, Inc., through the secondary career
  318  academies initiatives, The Okaloosa County School District
  319  CHOICE Institutes shall serve in an advisory role and shall
  320  offer technical assistance in the development and deployment of
  321  newly established career and professional academies for a 3-year
  322  period beginning July 1, 2007.
  323         Section 4. Paragraph (p) of subsection (1) of section
  324  1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  325         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
  326  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
  327  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
  328  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
  329  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
  330  follows:
  331         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
  332  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
  333  determining the annual allocation to each district for
  334  operation:
  335         (p) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  336  membership based on certification of successful completion of
  337  industry-certified career and professional academy programs
  338  pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, and 1003.4935
  339  and identified in the Industry Certified Funding List pursuant
  340  to rules adopted by the State Board of Education.—A maximum
  341  value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
  342  calculated for each student who completes an industry-certified
  343  career and professional academy program under ss. 1003.491,
  344  1003.492, and 1003.493, and 1003.4935 and who is issued the
  345  highest level of industry certification identified annually in
  346  the Industry Certification Funding List approved under rules
  347  adopted by the State Board of Education and a high school
  348  diploma. The value of full-time equivalent student membership
  349  shall be determined by weights adopted by the State Board of
  350  Education pursuant to s. 1003.492. Such value shall be added to
  351  the total full-time equivalent student membership in secondary
  352  career education programs for grades 9 through 12 in the
  353  subsequent year for courses that were not funded through dual
  354  enrollment. The additional full-time equivalent membership
  355  authorized under this paragraph may not exceed 0.3 per student.
  356  Allocated funds shall be proportionately prorated and
  357  distributed to middle school career and professional academies
  358  for those students who earned industry certifications. Each
  359  district must allocate at least 80 percent of the funds
  360  generated by student attainment of an provided for industry
  361  certification, in accordance with this paragraph, to the program
  362  in which the student earned the industry certification that
  363  generated the funds. Unless a different amount is specified in
  364  the General Appropriations Act, the appropriation for this
  365  calculation is limited to $15 million annually. If the
  366  appropriation is insufficient to fully fund the total
  367  calculation, the appropriation shall be prorated.
  368         Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 1012.39, Florida
  369  Statutes, is amended to read:
  370         1012.39 Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of
  371  adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and
  372  career specialists; students performing clinical field
  373  experience.—
  374         (1) Notwithstanding ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, and
  375  1012.57, or any other provision of law or rule to the contrary,
  376  each district school board shall establish the minimal
  377  qualifications for:
  378         (a) Substitute teachers to be employed pursuant to s.
  379  1012.35. The qualifications shall require the filing of a
  380  complete set of fingerprints in the same manner as required by
  381  s. 1012.32; documentation of a minimum education level of a high
  382  school diploma or equivalent; and completion of an initial
  383  orientation and training program in district policies and
  384  procedures addressing school safety and security procedures,
  385  educational liability laws, professional responsibilities, and
  386  ethics.
  387         (b) Part-time and full-time teachers in adult education
  388  programs. The qualifications shall require the filing of a
  389  complete set of fingerprints in the same manner as required by
  390  s. 1012.32. Faculty employed solely to conduct postsecondary
  391  instruction may be exempted from this requirement.
  392         (c) Part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career
  393  programs. Qualifications shall be established for nondegreed
  394  teachers of career and technical education courses for program
  395  clusters that are recognized in this state agriculture,
  396  business, health occupations, family and consumer sciences,
  397  industrial, marketing, career specialist, and public service
  398  education teachers, based primarily on successful occupational
  399  experience rather than academic training. The qualifications for
  400  such teachers shall require:
  401         1. The filing of a complete set of fingerprints in the same
  402  manner as required by s. 1012.32. Faculty employed solely to
  403  conduct postsecondary instruction may be exempted from this
  404  requirement.
  405         2. Documentation of education and successful occupational
  406  experience including documentation of:
  407         a. A high school diploma or the equivalent.
  408         b. Completion of 6 years of full-time successful
  409  occupational experience or the equivalent of part-time
  410  experience in the teaching specialization area. The district
  411  school board may establish alternative qualifications for
  412  teachers who hold industry certificates in the career areas in
  413  which they teach. Alternate means of determining successful
  414  occupational experience may be established by the district
  415  school board.
  416         c. Industry certification if state or national industry
  417  certifications are available and applicable.
  418         d.c. Completion of career education training conducted
  419  through the local school district inservice master plan.
  420         e.d. For full-time teachers, completion of professional
  421  education training in teaching methods, course construction,
  422  lesson planning and evaluation, and teaching special needs
  423  students. This training may be completed through coursework from
  424  an accredited or approved institution or an approved district
  425  teacher education program.
  426         f.e. Demonstration of successful teaching performance.
  427         Section 6. Section 1003.4935, Florida Statutes, is created
  428  to read:
  429         1003.4935Middle school career and professional academy
  430  courses.—
  431         (1) Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, each district
  432  school board, in collaboration with regional workforce boards,
  433  economic development agencies, and state-approved postsecondary
  434  institutions, shall include plans to implement a career and
  435  professional academy in at least one middle school in the
  436  district as part of the strategic 5-year plan pursuant to s.
  437  1003.491(2). The middle school career and professional academy
  438  component of the strategic plan must ensure the transition of
  439  middle school career and professional academy students to a high
  440  school career and professional academy currently operating
  441  within the school district. Students who complete a middle
  442  school career and professional academy must have the opportunity
  443  to earn an industry certificate and high school credit and
  444  participate in career planning, job shadowing, and business
  445  leadership development activities.
  446         (2) Each middle school career and professional academy must
  447  be aligned with at least one high school career and professional
  448  academy offered in the district and maintain partnerships with
  449  local business and industry and economic development boards.
  450  Middle school career and professional academies must:
  451         (a) Provide instruction in courses leading to careers in
  452  occupations designated as high growth, high demand, and high pay
  453  in the Industry Certification Funding List approved under rules
  454  adopted by the State Board of Education;
  455         (b) Offer career and professional academy courses that
  456  integrate content from core subject areas;
  457         (c) Offer courses that integrate career and professional
  458  academy content with intensive reading and mathematics pursuant
  459  to s. 1003.428;
  460         (d) Coordinate with high schools to maximize opportunities
  461  for middle school career and professional academy students to
  462  earn high school credit;
  463         (e) Provide access to virtual instruction courses aligned
  464  to state curriculum standards for middle school career and
  465  professional academy students, with priority given to students
  466  who have required course deficits;
  467         (f) Provide instruction from highly skilled professionals
  468  who hold industry certificates in the career area in which they
  469  teach;
  470         (g) Offer externships; and
  471         (h) Provide personalized student advisement to include a
  472  parent-participation component.
  473         (3) Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the
  474  Department of Education shall collect and report student
  475  achievement data pursuant to performance factors identified
  476  under s. 1003.492(3) for middle school career and professional
  477  academy students.
  478         Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
  479  1008.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  480         1008.34 School grading system; school report cards;
  481  district grade.—
  482         (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.—
  483         (b)1. A school’s grade shall be based on a combination of:
  484         a. Student achievement scores, including achievement on all
  485  FCAT assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)1., end-of
  486  course assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., and
  487  achievement scores for students seeking a special diploma.
  488         b. Student learning gains in reading and mathematics as
  489  measured by FCAT and end-of-course assessments, as described in
  490  s. 1008.22(3)(c)1. and 2.a. Learning gains for students seeking
  491  a special diploma, as measured by an alternate assessment tool,
  492  shall be included not later than the 2009-2010 school year.
  493         c. Improvement of the lowest 25th percentile of students in
  494  the school in reading and mathematics on the FCAT or end-of
  495  course assessments described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., unless
  496  these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance.
  497         2. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year for schools
  498  comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10,
  499  11, and 12, 50 percent of the school grade shall be based on a
  500  combination of the factors listed in sub-subparagraphs 1.a.-c.
  501  and the remaining 50 percent on the following factors:
  502         a. The high school graduation rate of the school;
  503         b. As valid data becomes available, the performance and
  504  participation of the school’s students in College Board Advanced
  505  Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, dual
  506  enrollment courses, and Advanced International Certificate of
  507  Education courses; and the students’ achievement of national
  508  industry certification identified in the Industry Certification
  509  Funding List, pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
  510  Education;
  511         c. Postsecondary readiness of the school’s students as
  512  measured by the SAT, ACT, or the common placement test;
  513         d. The high school graduation rate of at-risk students who
  514  scored at Level 2 or lower on the grade 8 FCAT Reading and
  515  Mathematics examinations;
  516         e. As valid data becomes available, the performance of the
  517  school’s students on statewide standardized end-of-course
  518  assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.b. and c.; and
  519         f. The growth or decline in the components listed in sub
  520  subparagraphs a.-e. from year to year.
  521         3. Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year for schools
  522  comprised of middle school grades 6, 7, and 8, or grades 7, 8,
  523  and 9, 50 percent of the school grade shall be based on a
  524  combination of the factors listed in sub-subparagraphs 1.a.-c.
  525  and the remaining 50 percent on the following factors:
  526         a. As valid data becomes available, the participation of
  527  the school’s students in career and professional academies under
  528  s. 1003.4935;
  529         b. As valid data becomes available, the students’
  530  attainment of national industry certification identified in the
  531  Industry Certification Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by
  532  the State Board of Education;
  533         c. As valid data becomes available, the performance of the
  534  school’s students on statewide standardized end-of-course
  535  assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.b. and c.; and
  536         d. The growth or decline in the components listed in sub
  537  subparagraphs a.-c. from year to year.
  538         Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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